Graeme McDowell says he's received death threats telling him to 'go die' having joined LIV Golf tour
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Northern Irish golfer Graeme McDowell said that he's received death threats telling him to "go die" having joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour.
Golfers have been criticized heavily for joining the breakaway tour, which is backed by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) -- a sovereign wealth fund chaired by Mohammed bin Salman, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia -- for the "money-grabbing" nature of the exodus from golf's traditional tours and for accepting money from a country with a dismal human rights record.
Bin Salman was named in a US intelligence report as responsible for approving the operation that led to the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, though he has denied involvement. Human rights groups have also criticized the country for conducting mass executions and for its treatment of gay people.
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